originate
verb
uk/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.eɪt/us/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.eɪt/C2[I]
to come from aparticularplace,time,situation, etc.:
起源,发源,发端;产生Although thetechnologyoriginatedinthe UK, it has beendevelopedin the US尽管这项技术起源于英国,但它在美国得到了发展。
Thegameisthoughtto have originatedamongthenativepeoplesofAlaska.据认为,这项运动始于阿拉斯加的土著人。
[T]
tostartsomething orcauseit tohappen:
最早开始;创始,开创Who originated the saying "Small isbeautiful"?“小即美”这句话最早是谁说的?
Origins and sources
- bases
 - be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc.idiom
 - beginning
 - birth
 - birthplace
 - born
 - breeding ground
 - emanate from/throughsomething/someone
 - fount
 - fountainhead
 - gateway drug
 - genesis
 - hail
 - paternity
 - provenance
 - recipe
 - root
 - seed
 - son
 - source
 
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